The Moment by Douglas Kennedy is a haunting novel. It begins with our main character (on a whim!) buying a ramshackle house on a bleak Maine Coast. He has not discussed the purchase with his wife. And he knows that this undiscussed purchase will probably be the "straw that broke the camel's back" in his marriage. He is not wrong.
When a package from Germany arrives at his "new" coastal home, it picks the scab off forty year old memories the author would rather not re-live, memories from when he was a budding travel author stationed in Berlin. When he met the love of his life....
The Moment takes you back to Germany when the Wall between East and West Germany was one of the most dangerous crossings in the world. And the lover of our author is caught in a web that may cost her her life...
Since reading this book several months ago, I have been haunted by the idea that a person can make a decision that is "no doubt about it, RIGHT" and yet, be so-o-o-o-o wrong. I think this book will stay with you forever.
I am adding this book to my list. Thanks for sharing, Patti!
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